The students will share their countries and continents and then we will create a "New World".  

 

Next we will wrap up the year with lessons about thinking forward of how history, economics, civics and geography will affect them in the future based on the knowledge of the social studies curriculum this year. 

This week we will spend time on Monday showcasing our Service-Learning reflection to the 3rd and 4th graders during Advocacy, and the 7th and 8th graders will share their experience of Service-Learning with us.  What a great way to share the service at Westgate which is building community within our school and surrounding community. 

 

For the rest of the week, we will be focusing on self-care and wellness strategies!

 

 

Reminders:

May 27 – Continuation 2:15-3:15 
May 28 - Half Day dismissal at 11:30, Carnival in the afternoon
May 29 - Hald Day dismissal at 11:30, Last Day of School

 

 

This week in Social Studies we will put all of the countries, continents together and reflect on the important key points of why our "new" world will be successful!

This week the students will get all of their ideas together for the country that they created and share with their bordering countries and then as a class we piece all of our created continents into a new world map.  

 

I am thrilled to see what the students come up with and how their knowledge of social studies takes shape!

Last week we didn't as far as I thought that we would.  The students worked hard on getting their continent aligned with their bordering countries, adding physical features and climate, and creating a government flipbook. 

 

This week we will dive into what their countries economics will like aligning with their physical features. 

For Social Studies this week, we will continue planning out their continent with their bordering countries. Next, we will move into how to build the economic system for their country with the highlights being on resources and what their country will export and need to import to provide for the needs of their citizens. 

This week in Socials Studies class the students will share their government for their country with the peers who are bordering their countries.   

Next, we will move into economics, and the students will decide which economy best fits their country and based on their physical features what they will export and need to import from other countries. 

Social Studies this week the students continue working on their government for their country. They will continue working on organizing the geography for their country and collaborating with the students who are bordering their country. 

This week we will be learning about the different types of governments as well as the checks and balances systems. The students choose which government that they would like to have in their country that they started creating before Spring Break. 

Starting today the students will begin creating their own country.  

They will begin by thinking about all the geographical items that they would like to include in their country.  From there, the students will think about the different types of economies and chose an economy that would fit with their country. 

By the end of the year the students, will have put into practice all the things that they have learned this year, by completing this country project. 

 

This week we will finishing talking about the Haitian Revolution and then begin talking about the different Economic Systems and how the revolts help lead us to these economic systems. 

Monday the students will prepare for our Socratic Seminar on Tuesday over the revolts that took place with the Ancient Civilizations and Spanish. 

Then for the rest of the week, we will look at the Haitian Revolt using primary sources to help with better understanding, and next the students will compare the Haitian revolt to present day Haiti. 

This week in Social Studies we will look at how the Ancient Civilizations respond to the Spanish conquistadors taking over the civilizations.

This week in Social Studies the students we begin learning and exploring about the Spanish conquistador's conquest of the American civilizations in Mexico and Central America. 

 

The students will take some notes and use primary sources. Then they will finish the week by taking on different perspectives based on the outcomes of the Spanish invading the Western Civilizations. 

In Social Studies class this week, the students will put their table mural together to complete our whole class mural for the Inuit Culture. The collaboration and cooperation with this activity has been incredible to observe!  The kids should be proud of their efforts! :)

 

For the rest of the week, we will review the Ancient Civilizations so we can then move into the conquest error next week.